Multiple Qs Regarding 21 Month old...from Watered down Juice to Hittng, Potty Tr

Juice is unnecessary (actually the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against it) - it is empty calories and lots of sugar. My son did not get juice until he was probably 4 and then maybe once every 3-4 months - we have never watered it down - sounds gross.

Hitting is normal, although undesirable. At this age you distract them with something they can do. So, you say, hands are for (hugging, clapping, insert whatever you like her) and then give him something he can do. Some people recommend hitting their hand - all they learn is that it is ok (for big people) to hit.

We potty trained my son at 25 months. He had zero signs of 'potty readiness'. His parents were 100% ready to get rid of diapers. We just put him in underwear, told him pee and poop went in the potty and took him in to the bathroom with us when we went so he knew what it was for. We did no rewards, stickers or excessive praise. He had it down in 3-4 days, a few accidents for the remainder of a week, probably 2 more accidents over the next 4-6 months. We just treated it as something that was expected. Just like we expected to brush his teeth with him. Make it fun but don't go over the top.

There is no nutritional value for juice, so why EVER give it to your child - watered down or not? My kids drink juice only at someone's birthday party and their teeth are still white. (not sure if juice can stain teeth)

You should take him to the dentist around age 3, or earlier if you think there's a problem.

Always water down the juice. I am not anti-juice at all assuming it has been fortified or has veggies in it as well. I took my son to the dentist when he turned 3. As long as your kid gets his teeth brushed and you don't see brown spots, I think 3 is a good age. My son has never hit me or physically hurt anyone, but a lot of kids too. I would push his arms down, get in his face and say NO sternly. Then I would ignore him. You can also try to distract him with a toy or a treat when you take him away from doing something he likes to avoid the behavior at all.
As far as potty training, is he showing signs of readiness? Is he asking or telling you when he has gone? Is he staying dry for at least a few hours? Can he sit still and listen to directions? It is fine to play around with the potty for a few months but unless he shows signs, it will take a long time and be stressful for both of you. Do you they work on it at Daycare? What do they think? It is not common for boys to be potty trained before 2.

If he has teeth-he should go to the dentist

watering down juice is fine as long as you don't use tap water

he's in the twos (second yr of life) so expect him to show some disagreement-don't give him the chance to hit, pinch or twist-carry him so that he is facing forward

My son is 3-1/2 and still gets a teaspoon of blueberry or mango juice with his water.

As far as the hitting/pinching - that is common for his age and would be done if he was home alone with you all of the time.

For potty training - he'd been going on the potty before bathtime since 18mos, but didn't seem interested in going until 29mos, so we tried because he kept saying no more diaper. He drinks a ton of water and was going every 10minutes and gave up on the third day. With it being flu/winter season, I didn't want to decrease his water, so I waited. When he turned 3yo, we went naked for a week and he was potty trained after that week, only having 2 accidents in several months, both of them my fault.

Good luck!

Stop giving him juice. It's liquid sugar and even if you give him natural juice he's not getting the healthy part of the fruit in it. Give him water or milk and actual fruit. Knock if off with juice.

He's at the typical age to start hitting. Don't blame it on daycare. He doesn't have to learn it anywhere.

Take his lead with toilet training. If you want him to start and be serious, then get a seat with a splash guard that you can put directly on the real toilet, get a step stool, and put him on it at regular intervals. Do the same thing when you're out of the house. Be consistent. If he's not interested, then try again in a month.

Tooth color is partially genetic, partially a product of development (before teeth erupt) and partially diet. I would see a dentist if you are concerned.
As for watering down juice, I do both for myself and DD. If you look at the nutritional information you will see that even 100 %juice contains about as much sugar as soda! It really isn't a good "drink". But I don't like plain water so we "flavor" our water with a splash of juice.
As for hitting it's pretty normal to test out hisboudaries at this age. We always came down hard on hurting behavior like hitting and biting with an immediate timeout without a first warning and it never took long for her to get how unacceptable it is.
Good luck.

We do water down the juice for the toddler but probably a good idea for all in the family, I took my youngest to the dentist when she got her first teeth, which they came when she was 1 year old!
Not sure if I should take her again since everytime we brush her teeth they look perfect and I see not need for the ray x now.
The hitting, my 3 year old have being doing this too, is not even really hitting, she barely even touch me and she knows is wrong, she do it when she is mad but also when she gets scare. She is not in school yet, we only watch pbskids and nickjr, and we don't hit so no idea where she gets this from.
I have a girl so no idea if it is different from a boy (I think it is) but books and leave her without underwear really helped.

My son will be 4 this week and I still water down his juice. He receives about 2/3 water to 1/3 juice. I mix his liquid vitamin in his juice and he views it as a treat. I do not give him this more than once per day..even organic 100% juice is pretty much all natural sugar.

My son went through the hitting phase at that age also..and also with just me. I consistently said no and removed his hand. Nothing I did actually worked, to be honest. I think he finally just grew out of the phase, rather than any technique I tried in addition to the "No" working.

I trained by putting him in underwear and reminding him to tell me when he needed to go potty. We had tons of accidents the first few days and at the end of the month, we were running errands and having trips to zoos and amusement parks in undies with no accidents. However, I did not do this until he was 2 1/2.

Good luck. Enjoy the age.

I have a 3 yr old and a 7 yr old & still water down juice (apple juice) it more than half water then juice. I found that my little guy loves his juice but wouldn't eat very much because of the juice so I started giving him more water & noticed he ate more. I think juice is empty calories :(

You can take him to the dentist now, I think we started around 12 months just to get them used to going & to have someone in their mouths my kids both love the dentist & their cleanings. I can't help w/the potty training we're not doing that good in that department :( My 7 yr old pretty much potty trained herself by the time she was about 14 months it was the most awesome thing we just woke up one day & she just started using the potty it was great so easy nighttime potty training (pullups) was also easy I think she was fully trained by the time she was 2. I've heard boys are a little harder take longer.
I told hubby that when he goes potty to let our 3 yr old go with then we tried the cheerios trick & our little guy just wanted to play & thought it was the funniest thing putting cheerios in the potty. He will sit on the potty & try but then will say it's not working & get down.

I still water down juice for my 2.5 yr old. He only gets 2-4 ounces of juice per day. (1-2 juice drinks per day, each with 2 oz juice and 2 oz water). You can start the dentist now. My son is not in daycare and he will hit, kick, punch, pinch, you name it. Neither of his older brothers did this, so it's been an adventure trying to to stop the behavior. I tell him no, it's not nice, and put him on time out. It sounds like you've already started the potty training process. I would just take him to the bathroom every so often, and give him a sticker when he does go in the toilet. He's pretty young to be consistent, so I wouldn't worry about it too much yet. But if he's showing interest, then go with his pace!